Belt buckle



Sept.` 16, 1924. 1,508,963

H. DORF l BELT BUCKLE Filed Dec. l, 1923 INVENTOR WITNESS:

Patented Sept. 16, 1924.

U F El mi. DORE, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BELT BUCKLE.

application mea necemberi, 192s. serial no. 678,005.

To all whom it maycofrwem.'

Be it known that I, HERMAN Donn, a subject of the King of Norway,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented new and useful improvements in Belt Buckles, of Ywhich thefollowing is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to belt buckles.

The principal object of the invention .is the provision of a belt bucklehaving a vanity compartment wherein articles of jewelry, money or thelike may be carried with comparative safety to the wearer.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of anornamental belt buckle having a compartment in its back Wall and ahinged door for closing the coinpartment, said door adapted to havemounted therein a suitable identification card, or if desired aphotograph.

A further object of the invention is to provide a belt buckle of theclass mentioned together with a clamping means for co-action with thefree end of the belt when the same has been applied to the waist of thewearer.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a. vanitybelt buckle which is simple in construction, cheap of manufacture andhighly ornamental in appearance.

AWith these and other objects in View, the

i' invention residesin certain novel construction and combination andarrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafterJfully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims,and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my invention looking from the rear and showing thedoor in open position.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation showing the door in closed position.

Figure 3 is a honizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10designates my improved belt buckle in its entirety, and which may bemade of any suitable well- @own material. The buckle 10 includes a frontwall 11 which may be provided with any suitable ornamentation, such asthe monogram of the wearer, an intermediate wall 12, and a rear wall 13.A door 14 is hingedly mounted to the rear wall 13, as at 15, and serveswith the intermediate wall 12, to delinea vanity compartment 16 G0 forthe reception of money, jewelry or the like small articles. The door 14is formed with a frame 16 on its inner side for the reception of anidentification card 17, and

a piece of isinglass 18 may be placed there- 65 over to prevent mari-ingof the card by the articles which may be carried in they compartment.Although I have shownan identification card as mounted on the door,

I wish it to be understood that .a photograph might be substitutedtherefor without departing from the spirit of the invention. The door 14is provided with a lug 19 for co-action with the rear wall for lockingthe same in closed position, and a finger piece 20 is formed adjacentthe lug for permitting the door to be opened.

In order to lock the buckle about the waist ofthe wearer, use is made ofa belt- 21, one end 0f which is secured to a bail 80 22. The bail 22 ispivoted to the'rear wall 13 as at 23, and is in axial alignment with thehinge ofthe door 14. The bail is formed with a vertically disposedfinger 24 which projects into a passage way 25 defined by 85 the frontwall 11 and intermediate wall 12. This finger 24 is adapted t0 co-actwith the front wall` for locking the free end of the belt after the samehas been passed through the passage way 25 `as clearly shown 1ny 90 Fire 3 of the drawing.

rom the foregoing description, it will be seen that when the buckle issecured to the waist of the wearer in thel manner just described, thecompartment cannot be entered into without releasing the free end of thebelt from its engagement with the bail, or by twisting the belt to bringtheback of the buckle away from the body of the wearer. This affords asafe and con- 4 venient compartment for the carrying of parting xm thesp' @i my wsmfion, and l gheefofe do not m; the; exact dvemls Gfconstuego 716mm se?, ioh 1101 t@ amyhng 165s 'man isha whsle .myinvention limited @my by @he appended clam Ywhat is claimed, as new s:-

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